Lexic.us

Definition of Condense

1. Verb. Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops. "The water condenses "; "The acid distills at a specific temperature"

2. Verb. Make more concise. "Condense the contents of a book into a summary"

3. Verb. Remove water from. "Condense the milk"

4. Verb. Cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid. "They condense the water "; "The cold air condensed the steam"

5. Verb. Become more compact or concentrated. "Her feelings condensed"

6. Verb. Develop due to condensation. "All our planets condensed out of the same material"

7. Verb. Compress or concentrate. "Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan"

Definition of Condense

1. v. t. To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to abridge; to epitomize.

2. v. i. To become more compact; to be reduced into a denser form.

3. a. Condensed; compact; dense.

Definition of Condense

1. Verb. (transitive) To decrease size or volume by concentration toward the essence. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive chemistry) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation. ¹

3. Adjective. (archaic) Condensed; compact; dense. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Condense

1. to compress [v -DENSED, -DENSING, -DENSES] - See also: compress

Medical Definition of Condense

1. To pack; to increase the density of; applied particularly to insertion of gold foil or silver amalgam in a cavity prepared in a tooth. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Condense

condensability condensable condensate condensates condensation condensation compound condensation polymer condensation product condensation pump condensation reaction

condensation trail condensational condensations condensative condenscend condense (current term) condensed condensed matter condensed milk condenseness

condenser condenser circle condenser microphone condenser or condenser lens condensers condensery condenses condensible condensin condensing

Literary usage of Condense

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Practical Engineer's Hand-book: Comprising a Treatise on Modern Engines by Walter S. Hutton (1911)
"The Circulation of the Water through Tubes to condense the steam on the outside is the most efficient way of condensing steam ..."

2. The Works of Francis Bacon: Baron of Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, and Lord by Francis Bacon (1824)
"Experiment solitary touching medicines that condense and relieve the spirits. 738. THEY have in Turkey a drink called coffee, made of a berry of the same ..."

3. The Diary of James K. Polk During His Presidency, 1845 to 1849 by James Knox Polk, Milo Milton Quaife (1910)
"condense it and reduce its length. I succeeded to some extent, ... I devoted a part of the day to my annual message, endeavouring to condense it. ..."

4. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"Antonyms: see condense, SOLIDIFY. evasion, n. 1. avoidance, elusion; spec. shuffling, double, doubling, dodge, bluffing, funking (alang). evasive, ..."

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